Recorded 1913–2015 Girls' name Peak 1922 104 births

Lillan — girls' name

104 babies named Lillan in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s351930s112000s212010s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lillan was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lillan in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lillan

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Lillan between 1913 and 2015, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lillan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lillan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lillan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lillan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lillan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

104

Since 1913

103 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1913

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2015

Lillan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1913

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Lillan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 34% of Lillan's all-time total
1910s321920s351930s112000s212010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lillan?
104 babies have been named Lillan since 1913. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Lillan most popular?
Lillan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lillan been used?
Lillan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 103 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Lillan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.